Automobile seat



Aug. 30, 19 27.

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UNITED STATES WILLIAM B. SOUTHERN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNS YLVANIA.

AUTOMOBILE SEAT.

Application filed July 8,

My invention relates to automobile seats and its object is to provideseats ofthe inclined type such as are now the 'accepted standard for usein automobiles, which may be swung on their mountings to aposition toform a substantially level bed.

This object, and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter. I attain in the following manner, reference being had tothe accompanying drawingsin which Figure 1 is a side elevation of seatsmade in accordance with my invention showing them as they would besecured to the body of an automobile,

Figure 2 a plan view of the seat shown in Figure l illustrating theseats moved to a'position to form a bed,

Figure 3 an enlarged side view of the seats as shown in Figure 2,

Figure 4 a rear view of the front seat shown in Figure 1, j

Figure 5 a section on line 55 of Figure 3,

Figure 6 a side elevation of another form of seat, and

Figure 7 a view similar to Figure 6 illustrating the elements in anotherposition.

Referring to the drawings, particularly Figures 1-5, lindicates the bodyof an automobile, 2 the back of the rear seat fixedto the body, 3thecushidn of the rear seat hinged to the body at 4. The cushion isswung on its hinges to a raised position and 1 is held in this positionbya slotted brace 5 pivoted to the cushion at 6 and slidably connectedwith a pin 1 on the body. The

slot has an off-set part 8 intoswhich the pin fits when the cushion isin its raised position as shown in Figure 3. 2

The front seat has a cushion 9 hinged to the body at 10. A back 11 of.the front seat has a bracket 12 at each side pivoted at 13. to a bracket14 on each side of cushion 9. Each bracket 12 has an arm 15 pivotallyconnected to a link 16 pivoted on a plate 17 secured to each side'of theseat-supporting part'of the body. Each plate has a shoulder 18 againstwhich link 16 is adapted to abut to hold the parts in the bed-formingposition.

In Figures 6 and 7, I have shown a pair of bed sections 19 and 20 hingedtogether at 21, and section 19 hinged to the'body at 22. IVhen thesections are swung from the full line position to the dot-and-dash lineposi-- tion shown in Figure 6, a leg 23 pivoted on 1925. Serial No.42,115.

hinge 21 is swung with a slotted brace 24 in position to form a rigidsupport for section 19. The section in this position may be used as aseat. IVhensection 20 is swung from under section 19,to the positionshown in Figure 7, a b i ace 25 pivoted. to section 20 at 26 isconnected with a pin 27 on leg 23 by slipping its notch 28 over the pin.

The sections in this position form a substantially level bedwith thecushion'of the rear seat.

To swing the back and cushion of the front seat into a bedforming-position, the back is raised slightly to bring each link 16 pastits dead center relatively to the arm 15, and then swing downward untillinks 16 abut shoulders 18. When the links abut the shoulders they lockthe back and cushion against further movement in that direction, andprovide a firm support for keeping the back and cushion inasubstantially horizontal position as shown in Figure 3. The cushion ofthe rear seat is then raised to be level with the back and cushion ofthe front seat. The off-set part of brace 5 fits over pin 7 when thecushion is in "this position,

'To raisevthe back and return the cushion of the front seat to theirformer position, the back is simply raised to the position shown inFigure 1. Link 16 will automatically cause the parts to return to theirformer position and will lock the parts against accidental movement tothe bed-forming position. 1

The back and cushion connected in this manner will remain locked in theseat-forming position under the ordinary use of the seat and will remainlocked in the bedforming position without additional supports at thefree end of the back.

While I have described my invention as I alterations as fairly comeWithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having thusdescri'bed my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is a 1. In combination with thebodyof anautomobile, a cushion him ed to the body; a

back pivoted to the cus ion; an arm fixed to each side of the back, anda link pivotally i connected to each arm andto the body forming withsaid arms a pair of levers, the pivot of said levers being adapted to bemoved from one side to the other of the line of centers to support theback and cushion in a seat-forming position and a bed-forming position.

2. In combination with the body'of an au tomobile, a cushion hinged tothe body; a back pivoted to the cushion; an arm fixed to each side ofthe back; links connected with the arms and pivoted to the body, saidlinks and arms being adapted to be swung from one side to the other-of aline of centers through said pivots, whereby the back and cushionwill beheld in a seat forming position, when the arms are positioned on oneside of'the line of centers through said pivots, and in a bed-formingposition when the arms are swung to theother side of said line ofcenters; and an abutment secured to the body adapted to be engaged bythe links to support the back and cushion in the bed forming position.

3.- A device as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by platesconnected to tomobile, an inclined cushion movably connected with thebody; an inclined back, and arms'pivotally connecting the back with thecushion; links connecting said arms with the body, said arms and linksbeing adapted to be swung from'one side to the other of the line ofcenters through the connection therebetween, whereby the back andcushion will be supported in an inclined seat forming position, will bemoved simultaneously to a horizontal bediforming position, saidarms andlevers being arranged that the back and cushion when in either inclinedseat forming' or horizontal bed forming position are prevented fromaccidentally assuming the I other position.

In testimonywhereof. I'have signed my name to this specification.

B. SOUTHERN.

